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08-19-2008, 03:48 PM
The following is from Science Progress
The Bush Administration has proposed new rules that allow federal agencies to assess on their own threats to endangered species, side-stepping scientific review of environmental impacts for regulatory decisions. With the new rules, decisions will not require consultation with other federal agencies, and environmental concerns will be secondary to the independent concerns of the agencies. The Endangered Species Act, passed in 1973, requires that federal agencies consult with independent wildlife specialists, but experts suggest that the administration seeks to undermine the authority of the ESA by preventing scientists from using it to justify reduced carbon emissions. These new rules, set to go into effect immediately, directly contradict that law which has helped save countless endangered species from extinction.
http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/08/i...ies-rules/
And I thought this administration was about to run out of stupid ideas, but I was wrong. They really don't give a crap about anything besides helping big companies, and I just see more of this stuff coming our way if McCain is elected.
The Bush Administration has proposed new rules that allow federal agencies to assess on their own threats to endangered species, side-stepping scientific review of environmental impacts for regulatory decisions. With the new rules, decisions will not require consultation with other federal agencies, and environmental concerns will be secondary to the independent concerns of the agencies. The Endangered Species Act, passed in 1973, requires that federal agencies consult with independent wildlife specialists, but experts suggest that the administration seeks to undermine the authority of the ESA by preventing scientists from using it to justify reduced carbon emissions. These new rules, set to go into effect immediately, directly contradict that law which has helped save countless endangered species from extinction.
http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/08/i...ies-rules/
And I thought this administration was about to run out of stupid ideas, but I was wrong. They really don't give a crap about anything besides helping big companies, and I just see more of this stuff coming our way if McCain is elected.
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08-19-2008, 05:35 PM
Coach_Owens87 Wrote:The following is from Science Progress
The Bush Administration has proposed new rules that allow federal agencies to assess on their own threats to endangered species, side-stepping scientific review of environmental impacts for regulatory decisions. With the new rules, decisions will not require consultation with other federal agencies, and environmental concerns will be secondary to the independent concerns of the agencies. The Endangered Species Act, passed in 1973, requires that federal agencies consult with independent wildlife specialists, but experts suggest that the administration seeks to undermine the authority of the ESA by preventing scientists from using it to justify reduced carbon emissions. These new rules, set to go into effect immediately, directly contradict that law which has helped save countless endangered species from extinction.
http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/08/i...ies-rules/
And I thought this administration was about to run out of stupid ideas, but I was wrong. They really don't give a crap about anything besides helping big companies, and I just see more of this stuff coming our way if McCain is elected.
It's as if the EPA and the ESA never existed with these guys!
If they had their way they'd do away with civil liberties and freedom of assembly too!
08-21-2008, 01:31 PM
DevilsWin Wrote:It's as if the EPA and the ESA never existed with these guys!
If they had their way they'd do away with civil liberties and freedom of assembly too!
Thats next on the list!
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